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Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane, is determined to resurrect a deal for Sadio Mane, France Football reports. Zidane was close to signing the Liverpool winger, at the end of his first stint as Real boss. Mane was expected to seal a move to the Spanish capital in the summer of 2018, with Zidane desperate to make the 26-year-old his first signing. However, the Frenchman’s sudden departure saw the deal scrapped. Incoming Real Madrid coach Julen Lopetegui decided to pursue other targets and Mane remained at Anfield. But now Zidane has returned to Real Madrid after the sacking of Santiago Solari, he wants to finally complete the transfer he had his heart set on a year ago. Mane has been in sensational form this season and he’s joint-second in the Premier League scoring charts with 17 goals. ...

Zinedine Zidane has insisted Real Madrid can count on Gareth Bale to deliver as he prepares for his return as manager at the Bernabeu. The Frenchman returned earlier this week to replace Santiago Solari, just nine months after he led the side to a third straight Champions League title. Zidane’s return has already raised questions over whether former Tottenham winger Bale will remain in Madrid beyond this summer with the pair reportedly enduring a tense relationship the first time round. And since Zidane’s departure Bale has endured further frustration, becoming a focal point for criticism from both the fans and the media. But speaking ahead of his first match back at the helm, against Celta Vigo at home on Saturday, Zidane has suggested it is a clean slate for the Welshman. “I’m not going ...

Zinedine Zidane is ready to pull the plug on Neymar’s dream transfer to Real Madrid, as he would prefer to land his Paris Saint-Germain team-mate, Kylian Mbappe, AS reports. Neymar has long been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu, despite having previously turned out for Real’s bitter rivals Barcelona. The Brazil forward was expected to finally seal the move this summer, especially with the Spanish giants ready to spend big. However, his hopes of returning to La Liga are in doubt following Zidane’s reappointment. Zidane was never keen on signing Neymar during his first spell at the club and believes the huge transfer fee required to sign him, could be better spent elsewhere. The post BREAKING! Real Madrid Boss Zidane Takes FINAL DECISION On Signing Neymar appeared first on Naijalo...

Real Madrid have agreed a €5million (£42.6m) deal to sign Porto defender Eder Militao, Globo reports. The 21-year-old has impressed for Porto, since arriving in a €4m (£3.5m) deal from Sao Paulo last summer. He will now become Madrid’s first summer signing for Zinedine Zidane, after the Spanish club agreed to pay his €5m buyout clause. The report also claims that the Brazilian defender has agreed a six-year contract with the LaLiga giants and had a medical in Portugal on Monday. Zidane returned to Madrid on Monday for his second stint as manager, following talks with the club’s president Florentino Perez. It is understood that in order to convince Zidane to come back to the Santiago Bernabeu, Perez has agreed to overhaul the squad in the summer transfer window and has promised to spend in ...

Jose Mourinho has said Zinedine Zidane is the perfect Manager for Real Madrid. Mourinho, who was sacked by Manchester United in December, had been in talks with Madrid president, Florentino Perez, regarding a return to the Santiago Bernabeu. But key figures in Madrid’s hierarchy were against Mourinho’s return, while senior players in the dressing room, including captain Sergio Ramos, raised concerns about the move. Instead, Perez opted to re-appoint Zidane, who stepped down as manager at the end of last season, after guiding Madrid to their third consecutive Champions League trophy. “Zidane is perfect for Madrid and this is perfect for himself for another great opportunity to show how good he is with a new project after the fantastic things he has achieved in recent years. “I think it is p...

Real Madrid winger, Gareth Bale, has said he will “wait and see” how things go, given Zinedine Zidane’s return to the club, before deciding on his long term future, his agent Jonathan Barnett has told ESPN FC. The relationship between Bale and Zidane deteriorated towards the end of last season, with the Frenchman leaving the club in the summer. Bale scored a stunning overhead kick goal in the Zidane’s final match in charge, as Madrid beat Liverpool 3-1 in the Champions League final to clinch a third successive title. In his postmatch interview, he said he would “seriously consider” his future due to a lack of playing time. But he was persuaded to stay when Julen Lopetegui came in as replacement for Zidane, with Cristiano Ronaldo also leaving to join Juventus. At his unveiling on Monday, Zi...

Hello Guys, We witnessed a shocking spectacle when Real Madrid announced the return of Zinedine Zidane. The former France international earlier joined the club in 2014, and in an outstanding two & a half seasons at the helm, he won 3 the UEFA Champions League three times consecutively, a LA LIGA title, a Supercopa de España, and the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup twice each. He bizarrely left the club on the 31st may, 2018 an all has not been well since his departure! Real Madrid will certainly not win a trophy this season after exiting the Champions League embarrassingly to Ajax, losing the Copa Del Rey semi-final against bitter rivals Barcelona and a 12-point gap in the league between the same club is almost impossible to catch up. This is simply unacceptable for a big like ...

Real Madrid’s new manager, Zinedine Zidane has given the club’s president, Florentino Perez, the list of his two priority signings for the summer transfer window later this year. Zidane was reappointed as coach at Real Madrid after the Spanish La Liga giants sacked Santiago Solari on Monday. The Frenchman will be in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu for the rest of the season and three more seasons until 2022. The 46-year-old was unveiled by Real Madrid on Monday, returning to the club where he won three successive UEFA Champions League trophies just 10 months after leaving. El Chiringuito TV reports that Zidane wants Perez to sign Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba, and Liverpool forward, Sadio Mane, at the end of the season. Zidane will hope to lead Real Madrid to victory when they t...

Zinedine Zidane has made a sensational return to Real Madrid after the players “rejected” Jose Mourinho. Zidane, 46, was reinstated at the Bernabeu after signing a three year contract having left Real Madrid just ten months ago despite winning a third consecutive Champions League. But it comes after a dramatic U-turn on former Manchester United and Chelsea boss Mourinho who had been lined up to make his own return to the Spanish giants, after previously having a three-year stint in charge. Former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon said: “He (Zidane) will be received well by the players, who were rejecting the idea of Mourinho coming. We are very lucky to have him (Zidane) here. “It’s a good choice. The other one was Mourinho and I think in the last days the leaders of the dressing room h...

Real Madrid have made contact with Chelsea about a summer deal for Eden Hazard, the UK Telegraph reports. The LaLiga club is already planning Zinedine Zidane’s first big transfer, after his return was confirmed on Monday. It is believed Real made contact with Chelsea about Hazard, shortly before they announced Zidane would be their new head coach on Monday. Hazard is a huge admirer of Zidane as a coach and named the French legend as his idol growing up. Chelsea’s transfer ban could block Hazard from joining Real, as Chelsea would be unable to sign a replacement. However, the club is hopeful the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will overrule FIFA’s decision to snub a request to freeze the suspension during the appeal process. The Blues value Hazard at £100million, even though his curren...

Zinedine Zidane has said he decided to return as Real Madrid manager nine months after he walked away because he felt it was the right thing to do. The Frenchman quit his job at the Santiago Bernabeu, after winning the Champions League for three consecutive years. Zidane has now returned to replace Santiago Solari and becomes Madrid’s third manager this season, signing a three-year contract until 2022. “I know this is a special day for everyone. I’m very happy to return here and that’s the most important thing. I will be starting work tomorrow to put this club back where it deserves to be. “It’s great to be back – not that I’ve been that far away. “It’s a massive responsibility. I’m just one more member of the team, this club. I love football and I haven’t forgotten what we have won – but ...

Zinedine Zidane is set to make a sensational return as Real Madrid manager, according to reports in Spain. The Frenchman resigned at the Bernabeu at the end of last season following a third successive Champions League title. But the club has since struggled, with Julen Lopetegui fired after a disastrous start to the season and Santiago Solari unable to navigate Los Blancos past the last 16 in Europe, with Ajax handing them a humiliating exit. Zidane has taken a sabbatical from the game but has persistently been linked with a return, with Manchester United and Juventus also strongly linked. La Sexta on El Chiringuito de Jugones have reported Zidane will be announced as the next permanent manager of Real Madrid and that it could be announced officially in the coming days. Zidane could even t...